Pamela Pirl v. Rice Drilling D, LLC

Type

Opinion

Author

David William McKeague

Filed

May 12, 2025

Case

Pamela Pirl v. Rice Drilling D, LLC

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0240n.06 Case No. 24-3838 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED May 12, 2025 KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) PAMELA K. PIRL; SHANNON R. PIRL, ) ON APPEAL FROM THE Plaintiffs - Appellants, ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN ) DISTRICT OF OHIO v. ) ) RICE DRILLING D, LLC, successor in interest to ) OPINION Equinor USA Onshore Properties, Inc., ) ) Defendants - Appellees. ) Before: COLE, McKEAGUE, and RITZ, Circuit Judges. McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. This case involves a contract dispute. Plaintiff-Appellant Pamela Pirl and her now-deceased husband Joseph Pirl leased their property to Rice Drilling D, LLC so that Rice could drill for oil and gas. To facilitate drilling, the Pirls negotiated and entered a surface use agreement with Rice to build, operate, and maintain a well pad and related facilities. However, the resulting infrastructure on the property hindered the Pirls’ ability to use the land for their cattle business. The Pirls sued Rice for breach of contract, trespass, and quiet title. The district court granted Rice summary judgment. We AFFIRM. I. Plaintiff Pamela Pirl owns about 146 acres of real prope…

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